[retired_amyslack]

A multi-player Superleague story could be really interesting if someone was prepared to do the necessary editing and host the game.

[shannon2007]

Originally posted by BobBev:
A multi-player Superleague story could be really interesting if someone was prepared to do the necessary editing and host the game.

It could be.

Another idea in a similiar vein could be where we create our own clubs?

Just a thought. I'd still quite like to at least get a bit more of the current multi-player game done

[retired_marcias]

I took hours creating my own club to enter in the Scottish league in FM 07, but just couldn't get excited about the game because the lack of realsim just kept niggling at me! If it had been England it would have been alright since there is a promotion system that theoretically my club could have come up through.

I might try again in FM 08 though since Latitude and Longitude for cities has been re-added to the official game editor which was another reason why I lost interest last time (I like to add lots of small local places in the offchance that I will get some youth team players coming through who were born there)

[retired_Curediseases]

Hi guys I'm thinking about starting an FM story soon. I am a good writer, and have some (brief)experience of Madden NFL story writing.

I'm currently playing on the beta patch and I wonder whether it'd be worth waiting for the new patch to come out or continuing with the one I have.

Also would it be ok if I didn't start writing from the beginning of my game, or would that just remove all realism and potential interest?

If I could get some replies/tips that would be great.

Also could I have some advice for someone who's possibly not patient enough to detail every game I play etc.

[retired_amyslack]

Woody - I don't have FM08 so I can't make any comment on how playable or otherwise it currently is so it needs to be your call as to the longevity of your current game. As far as your starting point is concerned then it makes no difference where your story begins. In some ways it can be more interesting to "jump in" several seasons down the line as you have some in-game history to draw on. There is absolutely no need to detail every game. You can cover an entire season in a few paragraphs if that is your preferred style. You can give an overview of the bread and butter stuff and focus on a few key matches that make or break your season. You can even focus on character development and non-game events with the matches providing a background to frame things around. Really there are no rights and wrongs. Have a good look around here to get a feel for how other people tackle it. At the end of the day you have to find your own style and write in a way that you enjoy - no matter what that is quality writing will always attract a readership. Good luck.

[retired_marcias]

All patches should be save game compatible so unless you really hate the current FM08 (as I do!) you can always just start and then patch the game as and when it is available. I dived straight in with a story from the start of my latest FM08 game, but I've been rather discouraged by how damn difficult FM08 is, albeit that I am managing the worst team in the Blue Square North which doesn't help!

As for starting your story from the start of your game, as BobBev says it is entirely up to you, people use both styles. I have written a few from the very start and some starting later - I have to admit that on most occasions when I have done the latter I have lost interest in the story because I just couldn't remember enough of my game history, but it isn't necessary to include the history anyway. My current story begins some 10 years down the line from when the game started and has so far covered only the history of those 10 years and in a fairly broad brush style.

[retired_w0lfpack1]

Woody, welcome to the forum.

I think a story which didn't start with "Shockingly, I got the job!" would be a refreshing change.

As for "Not detailing every game you play," there's infinite varieties of detail-level. I aim for about a paragraph-per-goal... while Faramir goes for a paragraph-per-match; we both have big audiences. I could certainly imagine a workable style which "glossed over" weeks at a time, then "slowed down" for key matches or off-the-pitch moments.

One thing I've really liked is Terk's style, which I think you can get a feel for from the first three posts of the page linked to - he touches on every result descriptively, but some get lumped into the same paragraph, and others get called out in several-paragraph detail.. but every month ends in a month summary with all the results and goalscorers, so its very easy to "keep the plot" when you return to the thread for his most recent update.

[retired_swmchick2006]

Good idea, this thread. :thup:

And some excellent stuff from 'wonderkid' Amaroq.

[retired_w0lfpack1]

LMAO - I think that's the only time of my life I'll qualify for "wonderkid" status.. I'm about halfway between "kid" and BobBev, IRL..

[retired_bbcarr]

Just copying across some stuff from the Community Thread which probably lives in here:

by aaberdeenn: "If adopting a play now, then write later approach, would you play windowed mode and take notes in notepad or something?"